Emotion, which is suffering, ceases to be suffering as soon as we form a clear and precise picture of it.
BARUCH SPINOZAMen govern nothing with more difficulty than their tongues, and can moderate their desires more than their words.
More Baruch Spinoza Quotes
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I have made a ceaseless effort not to ridicule, not to bewail, not to scorn human actions, but to understand them.
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Do not weep; do not wax indignant. Understand.
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Peace is not the absence of war, it is a virtue, a state of mind, a disposition of benevolence, confidence, justice.
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No matter how thin you slice it, there will always be two sides.
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In so far as the mind sees things in their eternal aspect, it participates in eternity.
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Minds, however, are conquered not by arms, but by love and nobility.
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The endeavor to understand is the first and only basis of virtue.
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All happiness or unhappiness solely depends upon the quality of the object to which we are attached by love.
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What everyone wants from life is continuous and genuine happiness.
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Sadness diminishes a man’s powers.
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Philosophy has no end in view save truth; faith looks for nothing but obedience and piety.
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He who seeks equality between unequals seeks an absurdity.
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The mind of God is all the mentality that is scattered over space and time, the diffused consciousness that animates the world.
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Reason connot defeat emotion, an emotion can only be displaced or overcome by a stronger emotion.
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I call him free who is led solely by reason.
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